Which Starbucks Are Closing In Crestwood and Palos For Training

PALOS, IL -- Starbucks is closing more than 8,000 stores nationwide Tuesday afternoon for racial bias training.

Closings will impact Crestwood and Palos standalone Starbucks stores. Most will close at 2:30 p.m. for approximately three hours this afternoon. Licensed locations inside places such as Target and supermarkets may have regular hours.

"For several hours this afternoon, we will close stores and offices to discuss how to make Starbucks a place where all people feel welcome," Starbucks said in a Twitter statement. "Thank you for your patience and support as we renew our promise to make Starbucks an inclusive gathering place for all. See you tomorrow."

Here are the hours for Starbucks locations around Crestwood and Palos Heights:

• Palos Heights: 119th Street and Harlem Avenue
• Crestwood Commons

If you’re out and about Tuesday, here are other Starbucks in the area that are scheduled to close at 2:30 p.m.:

• Orland Park: 143rd Street and LaGrange Road
• Orland Square Mall
• Orland Park: 159th Street and LaGrange
• Orland Park: 159th Street and Wolf Road
• 103rd Street and Cicero
• 95th Street and Oak Park
• Metra/95th Street
• 111th Street and Cicero
• Oak Forest: 159th Street and Cicero
• Tinley Park: 159th Street and Harlem
• Chicago: 103rd Street and Longwood Avenue

The training is a response to the arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia Starbucks after the manager called police on them. On April 12, the manager of a Starbucks in downtown Philadelphia called police on two black men who were seated inside the store. They had not bought anything, and apparently refused to leave. The police arrested the men for loitering, which was captured in a cell phone video.

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